Right now all eyes are on the MLB playoffs, and for the next two weeks the focus within the sport will be on who emerges as this year’s World Series champion. But once the Fall Classic ends, the baseball world … Continued
Fighting weed legalization on Capitol Hill can feel like a lonely struggle these days. Marijuana is just as popular as ever. More than half of Americans now live in states where adults can legally possess the drug, and just over … Continued
SACRAMENTO — He’s brought oil companies to heel in Sacramento and railed against their role in causing climate change at the United Nations. Now he is evangelizing environmentalism in China. Gavin Newsom is fully embracing the role of climate governor. … Continued
Battleground Senate Democrats are weighing a break with President Joe Biden on both border security and Iran — just as the two political issues move to the front of the upper chamber’s agenda. In interviews, a trio of Democratic senators … Continued
Maysoon Zayid, a Palestinian American comedian, did everything she could to get Joe Biden elected in 2020. She starred in a comedy event boosting him. She spoke on a call organized by the Biden campaign featuring Arab women supporting him. … Continued
By The Associated Press Israeli warplanes are striking targets across Gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive in the besieged Hamas-ruled territory. Fears of a widening war have grown as Israel struck targets in the occupied West Bank, Syria and … Continued